Voter interest is high in areas like the economy and living expenses, as poverty becomes a threat that feels more and more ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of a small opposition party now able to wield outsized political influence, had long puzzled over ...

Former Bank of Japan policy board member Takahide Kiuchi said the domestic political situation is tilted against more rate ...

Moving forward, the ruling and opposition parties must work together to reform and rebuild public trust, aiming for unity.” ...

Prime Minister Ishiba’s election gamble has failed. Japan now faces another period of political uncertainty, which could ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has survived a runoff vote against the opposition but will face turmoil ahead amid ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has pledged to take tougher measures against misuse of political funds after he was ...

Political turmoil after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in a snap election last weekend could lead the Bank of ...

Hanako Okada was one of 73 women to win seats at the general election last month, a record number in a Parliament long dominated by men.

Japan’s potential kingmaker Yuichiro Tamaki faces a hazardous path as he looks to remain a power broker well beyond Monday’s ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that one of his top donors, Elon Musk, will co-lead the newly created ...